STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAMS EVALUATION SPECIALIST
Class Code: 7111-21
Date Established: 07-31-73
Occupational Code: 7-4-1
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To evaluate programs to determine if
established goals and objectives are achieved.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Develops, reviews,
monitors and evaluates subcontract services to ensure compliance and attainment
of established goals.
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Identifies measurable
goals and objectives for each program.
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Reviews statistical
and fiscal reports to ensure compliance and provide data for program planning.
·
Develops a systematic
evaluation design to enable compilation and analysis of program data.
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Compiles and analyzes
data and statistics to ensure program effectiveness.
·
Prepares monthly
statements to monitor all program grants and budget processes.
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Advises superiors
regarding program deficiencies and offers recommendations to resolve problems.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading recommendations
causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions under good conditions in a safe working environment.
Physical Demands: Requires sedentary work, including
continuous sitting or occasional standing and walking.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with a major study in statistics, planning, economics or
a related field. Each additional
year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required
work experience.
Experience: Three years' experience in a
governmental or private agency, one year of which shall have been involved in
program evaluation, preferably related to federal and state programs. Each additional year of approved work
experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education.
License/Certification: Possession of a valid New Hampshire
drivers' license and/or have access to transportation for statewide travel.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: For appointment consideration, Programs
Evaluation Specialist applicants must successfully participate in a structured
interview measuring possession of knowledge, skills and abilities identified as
necessary for satisfactory job performance by this class specification. The structured interview is developed
and administered, according to Division of Personnel guidelines, by
representatives of the state agency in which the vacancy exists.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the recognized practices,
theories, techniques and methodology relating to management, evaluation and the
collection of statistical material.
Knowledge of the application and uses of modern office equipment
appliances. Knowledge of trends
and current developments relative to problems associated with funded
projects. Ability to apply
established practices, theories, techniques and management in certain defined
areas. Ability to follow
instructions in detail. Ability to
prepare comprehensive reports.
Ability to establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with
sub-grantees, federal, state and local authorities and other employees. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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